A 5-week-old baby is in critical condition after police said the father violently shook and suffocated the child.

Javier Chavez, 17, is charged with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm. Because he's a minor, he's being held at a juvenile detention center.

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Santa Fe County deputies said the child showed up at a hospital with injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome. According to the probable cause records, doctors noticed suspicious non-accidental trauma. Doctors also said the child was suffering from seizures.

Investigators said Chavez admitted he shook the infant because the baby was crying and refused to take a bottle.

Chavez said he grabbed the baby under his armpits with both hands and shook him forcefully. He also told investigators he placed his hand over the baby's face and mouth.

Authorities said his hand was on the baby's nose and mouth long enough for the baby to begin turning blue and stop breathing.